Elgato Stream Deck Mobile vs KDE Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elgato Stream Deck Mobile
Control your desktop applications and tools with customizable virtual keys on your mobile device. Streamline content creation, productivity, and more with powerful features and extensive plugin support.
- Virtual key press control
- Customizable profiles and layouts
- Extensive plugin support
- Multi-action key triggers
- Voice command integration
- Personalized icons and animations
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CONTROL APPS AND TOOLS WITH A VIRTUAL KEY PRESS Stream Deck Mobile is a full-fledged recreation of our iconic Stream Deck keypad. Now with an all-new design, more freedom to customize, and powerful features exclusive to iPhone and iPad. WORKS WITH WHAT YOU LOVE Stream Deck Mobile puts your setup at your fingertips, so you can control apps and tools without touching your mouse or keyboard. Perfect for content creation, productivity, video calls, conversations, lighting, audio, music, social media, and much more. ALL THE BEST OF STREAM DECK Profiles: Create specialized keypads, each with their own role Plugins: Get more actions to control your favorite apps and tools Icons: Personalize your keys with colorful images and animations Multi actions: String together a series of actions — all triggered by a single key Folders: Organize and group your actions for easy access Pages: Store even more actions on up to 10 additional pages -------------------------- STAY FREE Get 6 keys and unlimited actions — forever. OR GO PRO Get up to 64 keys — that’s double the number of our largest device, Stream Deck XL. Personalize your background — choose from our faceplate library or upload your own. Customize your layout — 5X3 or 8X8 keys? One big button? Your keypad, your choice. GETTING STARTED IS EASY Open Stream Deck on your computer, then connect wirelessly from your mobile device. Don't have the desktop app yet? Get it free for macOS or Windows. -------------------------- STREAM DECK ON IPHONE AND IPAD "Hey Siri" Hands tied? Across the room? Create custom voice commands and control your setup with a quick shoutout. Go dark or light Swap modes on the fly — or automatically. Some faceplates even change their look based on your appearance! Multitasking magic With iPad multitasking, use Stream Deck Mobile alongside your favorite apps or websites. You can even run two Stream Deck Mobile keypads at the same time! Power in numbers Pair Stream Deck Mobile with multiple computers or run Stream Deck Mobile on multiple devices — simultaneously. -------------------------- SO MUCH TO PERSONALIZE Discover community plugins, profiles, and icons you’ll love — then install them instantly. PLUGINS GALORE OBS Studio, Streamlabs, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, Discord, Spotify, VoiceMod, Philips Hue, Zoom, Teams, PowerPoint, and lots more. Thanks to Stream Deck SDK, new plugins keep coming. Stream Deck Mobile keeps getting better. And with everyone in on the action, anything is possible. -------------------------- INSTANTLY YOURS Accessing the legendary power of Stream Deck has never been easier. Go on, get started now with the device you already have!
KDE Connect
Seamlessly integrate your devices with features like a shared clipboard, file sharing, and remote control. Use your phone as a virtual touchpad or keyboard, and even control presentations remotely. All communication is secured with end-to-end encryption.
- Shared clipboard
- File and URL sharing
- Virtual touchpad and keyboard
- Remote presentation control
- Remote command execution
- End-to-end encryption
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KDE Connect provides a set of features to integrate your workflow across devices: - Shared clipboard: copy and paste between your devices. - Share files and URLs to your computer from any app. - Virtual touchpad and keyboard: Use your phone screen as your computer's touchpad or keyboard - Remote presentation remote: control a laser pointer on the screen of your computer by moving your phone around. - Remote commands: run commands on your computer from your phone. - End-to-end TLS encryption: your information is safe. Please note you will need to install KDE Connect on your other computers/phones/tablets and keep the version up-to-date for the latest features to work. This app is part of an open source project and it exists thanks to all the people who contributed to it. Please visit the KDE Connect website to grab the source code.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KDE Connect at none against Elgato Stream Deck Mobile's 5. KDE Connect also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 42%) and device support (4 vs 2). Elgato Stream Deck Mobile's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (5.9K vs 279). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Elgato Stream Deck Mobile sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. KDE Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Elgato Stream Deck Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elgato Stream Deck Mobile has 5.9K ratings behind it against 279, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of Elgato Stream Deck Mobile's written reviews are positive against 61% of KDE Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Elgato Stream Deck Mobile ships an update every 2 months, KDE Connect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elgato Stream Deck Mobile | KDE Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5.9K ratings) — better | 4.2 (279 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.3% of reviews | 60.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.9K — better | 279 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 182 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Corsair Memory, Inc. | KDE e.V. |
Customer experience
Elgato Stream Deck Mobile
KDE Connect
User reviews
Elgato Stream Deck Mobile
From 5.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Workflow is smooth
- 👍 Good for creators
- 👍 Useful tool
- 👍 Works great on iPad
- 👍 Lifetime purchase available
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constantly disconnects/loses connection
- 🐛 Unreliable, buggy performance
- 💰 Subscription model, not one-time purchase
- 🔒 Requires paid subscription to unlock full functionality
- 🔒 Limits features for non-subscribers
KDE Connect
From 279 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works seamlessly across devices
- 👍 Easy to set up and use
- 🔒 Secure file transfer
- 💡 Innovative remote control features
- 🤖 Great for Linux/KDE integration
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and connectivity issues
- 🔋 Drains battery when running in the background
- 🤖 Limited functionality on iOS compared to Android
- 🤔 Pairing can be unreliable at times
Bugs and requests
Elgato Stream Deck Mobile
Reported bugs
5 issues- Fails to detect/connect to computer
- Profiles don't switch properly
- Shortcuts don't work
- Crashes OBS
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
6 requests- More buttons/customization options
- Native iPad app support
- Wired connection option
- Siri Shortcuts integration
- Volume control for external devices
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- Universal remote control support
KDE Connect
Reported bugs
4 issues- Clipboard push feature not working
- App crashes on launch for some users
- Incompatibility with certain device/OS combinations
- Inability to discover/connect to devices in some cases
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for background operation
- Improve multi-file transfer capabilities
- Integrate with system share sheet
- Implement two-finger scrolling and other gestures
- Add SMS/notification sync features
In-app purchases
Elgato Stream Deck Mobile
- Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- 1 Month$2.991 Month
- Yearly1 Month trial$24.991 Year
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- 12 Months1 Month trial$24.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99
KDE Connect
No in-app purchases
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